SHERMAN —Light T. Cummins, Austin College professor of history, received the Liz Carpenter Award for Research in the History of Women at the annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) in Dallas on March 5.
The award is presented annually for the best scholarly book on the history of women and Texas that is published during the previous calendar year. Cummins was recognized for Emily Austin of Texas, 1795-1851, published by Texas Christian University Press.
Cummins is one of the first historians to sort through Emily Austin’s personal papers, while researching and writing the first biography of her life. His research unveils a depth of character in Emily Austin, sole heir to her famous brother Stephen F. Austin and his Texas land holdings after his death in 1836. The biography details the political, business, and social life of this unique frontier woman, who defied 1800s-era societal norms for women and put her own stamp on history.
Named Texas State Historian in 2009, Cummins has been a member of the Austin College history faculty since 1978 and holds the Guy M. Bryan, Jr., Chair in American History. He is director of the Austin College Center for Southwestern and Mexican Studies, a program that provides outreach, internships, and community service activities that educate students about issues facing Texas and Mexico.
Cummins, a Fulbright Scholar to Spain earlier in his career, serves as an Associate of the Danforth Foundation, is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Historical Association, and is a former chair of the Grayson County Historical Commission. He served two terms as a member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Council for the Humanities, now known as Humanities Texas. He is a lifetime Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association and the Louisiana Historical Association Company of Fellows, is a former president of the Southwestern Historical Association, is a life member of the Louisiana Historical Association, and has been active in a number of other historical organizations. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Sons of the Republic of Texas, William B. Travis Chapter.
School News
Austin College professor receives Carpenter award
- School News
-
-
It's a weld off
Student welders were recognized and awards were handed out at
Wednesday’s Spring 2012 “Weld Off” ceremony at North Central Texas
College. -
GMS starts Chess Club
There are a variety of new clubs and organizations at Gainesville Middle School to expand the minds of these young students and the GMS Chess Club is doing just that.
-
Lee students learn at Leeper Lake
The Gainesville Independent School District Foundation funded an opportunity for 225 fifth-grade students at Robert E. Lee Intermediate School to spend one day at Leeper Lake, which provided each student with an outdoor learning environment to enhance the information taught in the classroom.
-
Glancy moves from GMS to top position at high school
The 2011-12 school year is set to begin Monday and students will find changes as they begin school at Gainesville High School.
-
GISD to offer summer food program
For years, the Gainesville Independent School District has had a summer program that helps feed low-income children of the area while school is not in session.
This summer will be no exception. -
White, Davidson named Valley View’s top students
Valley View High School Class of 2011 valedictorian Lindsey White said she was a highly shy freshman but soon found a cure.
-
GISD’s ‘shining stars’ honored
The Gainesville Independent School District Education Foundation hosted one of the organization’s favorite events Monday.
-
Spotlight on GISD Board of Trustees candidates
The Register contacted the seven local citizens running for the Gainesville Independent School Board to get their answers to five questions to give voters a chance to get to know each candidate and where they stand on certain issues. Their responses are below. Candidates Larry Hennesy and Will Presson did not respond.
-
Lee students honor war heroes
During a visit to Lee Intermediate School Friday afternoon, Medal of Honor recipients took the question of why soldiers never smile in their photos.
-
GHS students hear from MOH recipients
When Hershel “Woody" Williams found out he’d been awarded the Medal of Honor, he said he didn’t even know what it was.
- More School News Headlines
-
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
Raw Video: Fight Erupts in Ukrainian Parliament
Texan Ranchers Remain Wary of Drought
Raw Video: Soldiers Plant Flags at Arlington
Police: Man Arrested in Etan Patz Disappearance
NYC Protests: the Revolution Will Be Scripted
Chicago U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald Resigns
Neighbors of Etan Patz's Suspect: It's Shocking
Gulf Fishermen Reel From Seafood Troubles
Stuntman Makes Skydive Without Parachute in UK
Raw Video: Bride Who Faked Cancer Released
